Automobile safety fender



May 3l, 1927. c' LQNE AUTOMOBILE ,SAFETY FENDER Filed Hitch 2S 1925 t Z9' 1N VEN TOR Z9 Carmine 5660126 A TTORN Patented May 31,1927. i

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' for automobiles, the invention 'having for an object to prov-ide Va novel and simplefform "of safetyfender, which will vpick upa .person struck, and retain the saiduperson yonfthe "fender, eliminating danger -of' the -person ,-fallfingffor rolling'offfthefender in jfrontwof thewheelsn-vv :e I For further :comprehension oftheinvention, andof the objectsnand advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followj.

.ing jclescrlption; and .accompanyi-irig drawing,

and to the appended claimsfin whihifthe various novel features of the invention are more l.paistie'ularly 'setfforth Fig. 1 of the drawing is a side view showing my improved fender applied toy an automobile, and in lowered position.

Fig. 2-is a part side view and longitudinal sectional view showing'the fender in raised position. i Y

Fig; 3 is a plan view ofthe fender.

Fig. 4 is a detail transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. i

'In the drawing the referencenumeral 10 indicates the. body of Nan automobile, one of the front wheels being shown at -11 andthe front portions of the usual side frame members ofthe chassis at 12. According to'my inventionjl attach'tothe front ends of 4the members 12 the blocks 14 Vthat havejfixed therein the headed 'pins 15, these. pinspass 'ing freely through longitudinal slots such as'16 in a pair" of fiat barsl 17. that form the rear ends of the side arms of the fender frame. FiXed in these bars 17, behind the slots 16` are pins such as 18 that vnormally project underretainingribs 19 on the frame. members 12 to hold the .fender inraised position. These bars 17 have rearwardly extending fingers'or rods 20 to eachV of which a tension spring 21 is attached. at one end, these springs leading forwardly to con-V nect to the-frame members 12 at their other ends. Y v

The bars 17 have -xed to their forward ends, in alinement therewith, the tubular rods 24 that form 'i the .side varms Vof the fender.an'd which have connected thereto,

lin any suitable manner. a net 25that `forms the body v o ftheffe'nder and which stretches betweenthe said rods24. V Rotatably mount# ed onvthese rods,` 24are `the parti-tubular members 27 that extend from end to end of the said rods and are secured .against lateral displacement 'from the rodsjby means of the then move vperson-caught casarme Lao-Nana MASSACHUSETTS! Y l@loops22S/extended fromthe sides thereof to :surround the rods .24. ffrllhese. members '.27 have. attached: thereto ,5.a :series of. curved fingers $29 "that enormallyhproject vupwardly andi outwardly therefrom, 'as 'shown in `full laines -in Eli-g4 oTf-the .dra-wingfbut :which are adapt-ed'V to `be swung: inward to the. 1position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, tofembrace the person caught by thef fender and .prevent the said epersonfalling therefrom. '-llo en- `able-these fingers 29 to ybe l so swung `each of the members V27:,hasattached toits'rearend a laterally projecting arm=32 athese :arms

47 and in 34 and unite' in a single cordor wire 35 that leads rearwardly to connect to operable. locking bolt 39 thereoirthat' cooperates with the usual segmental keeper 40. The rods 24haveattached to theirforf' ward ends the .ends of a resilient bumper bar.

44, .andhavejalsoffxedftheretnear the said forward ends, depending brackets'such y as 45 in whiehrollers 46 are-mounted, these rollers -engaging the Vislowered to operative, position;

v `In' the use of my improved fender, when ground when the fender.VM S5' .i

the latteris struck, itV slides rearwardlya short distance until the pins rideoff the ribs 19, whenthe fender swings do'vvnvsmrdv by gravity until thev rollers46 reston the ground.

.cause the fingers 29. to be swung over the avoid danger of fender.

-H-aving thus described int'fe'ntiomwhat I in`l the fender. These fingersy may have rubber pads 2.9f on their ends to'A injury' to the person in the no' '"7' The vdriver ofthe automobile. may

the lever 375tofpull`. on the cords '33 and thereby rock the members 27jand 1'. automobile .fender comprising fa f frame, a netsupported therefrom,'a series of fingers movably carried bythe saidframe,.

and means for swinging the saidingersfV having 'the 'said fingers attached, 1thereto.- .Y

transversely across theinet, including'parti.-

. tubular .rock,members` .v mounted on1said t," j frame and i fue 2. yAn vautomobile .fender -f comprising a? .frame consistingof a pair of side yrodsja net attaclied to said side rods, parti-.tubular vrook members extending along said rods and partially surrounding the same, roivsrotftiii-VA ygers projecting froinsaid rock members, and means for' swinging` said rock members vto cause said lingers to project; across-vthe said;

net.

3. An automobile fender Y comprising, a

rframeV consisting of aV pair of side rods, a 'jnetattaclied to said side rods, parti-tubular vrock members extending along said rods vand partially surroundngtlie same, rovvs of fin-v gersy projecting from said rock members,a`nd

vmeansv for-swinging'said rock members toy ycause said fingers to project across the said 5 net,"saidfingers liavingjriibber padson Vtheir .'free ends.

L HAILl automobilel renderA comprising a -rame consisting of -afpair of side rods, a' net attached to said side rods, parti-tubular rock members extending along said rods'and par tially surrounding. thesame, `rovvs "of fingers projecting from said rock members, and mea/ns forfsvvingmgsaid rock memberswto t frame. f

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cause said lingers to project across the' said net, said meanscomprising arms xedto the said rock members, av lever adapted for manual operation, and cords connectingtlie said arms vvvitli the saidlevei'. 5'1 An automobile fender comprising frame l consisting ofA a'pair .0f side rods, a net at? taclie'd'torv said side. rods, parti-tubular rock Y members extending along said rods andpar-v Vvtially surrounding the same, .rows "of fingers projecting from said. rock-'inembersf and means 'for swingingsaid rock menibers'to ,cause-said' fingers `to project across 'the said net, meansV `mounting saidY viframe onthe automobile to VVpermit of vertical swinging movement and of-rearward movement, meansy normally retaining tlies'aid frame in liori`r V zontal position, said last means being releasable upon rearward movement of ,the said 4In testimony femm LEONE;

whereof I have' aiiixedlmy V45 

